Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,649 sheep
comprising of 4,529 lambs and 4,120 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale
at Longtown Mart on Thursday 30th October 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Another
great entry of 4,514 prime lambs forward to a full ringside of purchasers.
Well
finished lambs 33-44kg sold at increased returns being in big demand and way
short of purchaser requirements. Heavy lambs maintained and in some cases
surpassed recent good rates of return. Many more fed lambs can be sold to
vendor advantage.
Numbers
handled with ease as long as they’re well finished. Leaner lambs are better
sold on a Tuesday in Longtown.
Top
Price per Head was a Texel Lamb from A. & H.C. Smith, Crumhaughhill
reaching £230.
Top
Price per Kilo went to a pen of 21 Beltex Lambs from G. & W. Halliday,
Crawthat making 404.3p/kg.
Overall
Average 316.21ppk (SQQ 323.39ppk)
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel – £230
Crumhaughhill, £218 Crossgates, £199 High Cattadale, £188 East Greenside, £187
Low Stokoe
Suffolk –
£218 Guardsmill, £189 Brownleazes, £185 Crumhaughhill, £185 Guardsmill, £182
Staffler, £180 Cowburnrigg, £180 Guardsmill
Blue Texel –
£208 Marchbank
Betlex –
£200 Leanach, £190 Crawthat
Charollais –
£188 Moss Side, £166 Tinnishall, £150 Rigg Garth
Mule – £167
Cowburnrigg, £164 Finniness, £160 Pitland Hills, £160 Bronleazes
Hill Cheviot – £155 Northway, £149 Earlside, £145, £140 Braidley
Cheviot Mule – £150 East Greenridge, £147 Thornship, £146, £143 Commonside, £143 Grindon
Hill
Lleyn – £149
Townhead Cottage
Romney –
£145.50 Townhead Cottage
Easycare –
£143 Braidley
North Country Cheviot – £143 Northway
Blackface –
£142.50, £138 Pitlands Hills, £137 Hole, £135 Foulshiels
Dorset –
£136 Townhead Cottage
Herdwick –
£128 Ashley Park
Dartmoor –
£120, £110 Litharge
Ryeland –
£117 Donerentin Camphouse
Hampshire –
£115 Muirfield
Principal
Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex –
404.3p, 404p Crawthat, 400p East House, 398p Crawthat, 386p East House, 383.7p
Glenjaan
Texel – 379p
Rowanburnfoot, 373.7p Flex, 368p Nethernyers, 363.3p Crumhaughhill
Suffolk –339p Flex, 339p, 336p Littlegill, 335.7p St John’s Kirk, 335p Carruthers and
Flex
Hill Cheviot – 336.1p Achavarn, 323p Parks, 320.5p Chapel, 320p Ifferdale, 318.6p Carruthers
Mule –
334.3p Arnicle, 323.7p Greenside, 321p Balliemore, 320.5p Langholm
Blackface –
329p Arnicle, 328.9p Ulzieside, 322.9p Gibblaston
Cheviot Mule – 327p Littlegill, 325p, 322p Commonside
Ryeland –
325p Donerentin Camphouse
Charollais –
322p Hilltop, 316p Rigg Garth
Herdwick –
312.2p Ashley Park
Lleyn –
310.4p Townhead Cottage
Blue Texel –
301.4p Marchbank
North Country Cheviot – 297.9p Northway
Romney –
291p Townhead Cottage
Dartmoor –
289.5p Litharge
Dorset –
289p Townhead Cottage
Hampshire –
288p Muirfield
Easycare –
275p Braidley
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A strong show of 4,109 cast ewes and rams were forward
and all classes of cast ewes and rams up £20 on the week. They’re a big trade
for the time of year, so keep them coming for premium returns. Numbers of all
grades of cast ewes and rams are keenly sought after on a weekly basis to
satisfy an ever growing demand here at Longtown.
Heavy ewes topped at £315 for a pair of Texels from S.
& M.Pickworth, Dotland.
Light ewes topped at £170 for a single Blackface from W.
Walton, Toft House.
Rams topped at £310 for a paid of Texels from Innovis
Ltd, South Field.
Heavy ewes
Texel – £315
Dotland Park, £315 Greenside, £312 Essington mains, £308 Low fell, £280
Guardsmill, Ballinloan, Arnmannoch and East Kirk
Suffolk –
£305 The Land, £240 Hill View, £235, £230 The Land, £230 Guardsmill, £228
Swallowdene, £225 Hill View Cottage
Beltex –
£290 Brigview, £275 Hill View Cottage, £270 Muir of Fowlis
Charollais –
£225, £215 Beckfoot, £210 Dirnanean
Blue Leicester – £205 Gartvaigh, £195 Mid Harrietsfield, £190 Twislehope
Mule – £198,
£188 Staffler, £185 Homilton
Cheviot Mule – £190 Homilton and Finniness, £188 Granton, £184 Achamore, £180 Arnmannoch and
Stobohill
North Country Cheviot – £184 Stobohill, £172 Beckfoot, £170 Barrasford
Green
Zwartbles –
£182 Drumreach, £175 Drumreach
Blue Texel–
£162 Cadgillhead
Romney –
£148 Hill side, £146 Cadlgillhead, £142, £140 Tundergarth Mains
Hampshire –
£142 South Field
Ryeland –
£108 Mickley Moor
Light ewes
Blackface –
£170 Toft House, £158 Yatesfield, £152 Galleywreay, £148 The Row, The Brigg and
Brennanlea, £141 Yatesfield
Hill Cheviot – £164 Granton, £160 Braidley, £146 Becks, £142 Granton, £140 Stobohill,
Braidley and Granton
Easycare –
£164 South Field, £146 Galleywreay
Lleyn – £156
Mickley Moor
Swaledale –
£146 Nunscleugh, £140 High Prioirscales
Herdwick –
£128 Cottage, £120 Ireshope Plains
Shetland –
£58 Willowvale, £56 Maidencots
Hebridean –
£50 Ettleton
Welsh – £45
Stickle Heaton
Rams
Texel – £310
South Field, £302 Bank Head, £300 Beckfoot, £295 Yatesfield
Charollais –
£255 South Field, £230 Beckfoot
Cheviot –
£225 Binks, £212 Bank Head, £210 Tundergarth Mains, £205 22 Lowry Gardens
Suffolk –
£210 Beckfoot
Blue Leicester – £205 Granton
Beltex –
£200, £198 Hill View Cottage
Blackface –
£180 Yatesfield, £145 Fernoch, £130 Yatesfield
Easycare –
£167 Bank Head, £165 South Field
Dutch Spotted – £160 Beckfoot
Dartmoor –
£130 Cottage
Cross – £120
High Priorscales
CATTLE
A lean show of cast cows forward. More cows wanted
each week of all classes to meet buyers demand.
Top Price per Head and per Killo went to a Galloway
from Waugh, The Row reaching £1029.60 & 208p/kg.
Please note CHRISTMAS SHOW SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2025 Including £2000+ in prize money. Early entries are appreciated.
OTM (Per
Head)
Galloway –
£1,029 The Row
Whitebred Shorthorn – £970 The Bloch
Friesian –
£928 Nether Collinhurst
Ayrshire –
£920 Burnside
OTM (Per Kilo)
Galloway –
208p The Row
Whitebred Shorthorn – 198p The Bloch
Ayrshire –
172p Burnside
Friesian –
172p Nether Collinhurst
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 317.0p (272.45p)
Standard to 379.0p (325.10p)
Medium to 400.0p (323.55p)
Heavy to 404.3p (310.97p)
Overweight 340.0p (302.29p)
Ewes
Light to £175 (£90.92)
Heavy to £315 (£141.52)
Rams to £310 (£156.54)
Please
contact your auctioneers for further enquiries
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
